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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

May 14th - 18th

Learning Goals: Students will understand and be able to describe the role of micro-organisms in human diseases.

1. Spring EOG Reivew

2. Brain Pop- Viruses

E.Q. Complete the Human diseases Matrix

May 7th - 11th

Learning Goals: Students will understand and be able to describe bacteria, viruses, and protist and the role they play in causing diseases.

1. Complete History of Germ Theory of Disease

2. Kingdoms of Life- family tree

E.Q. Identify 4 (2 pro and 2 con) roles that bacteria play in our world

1. Brain Pop~ Bacteria

2. Begin Bacteria characteristics

3. SEPUP- Types of micro-organisms

E.Q. What role does a "carrier" play in transmitting a disease?

1. Spring EOG review

2. Typhoid Mary-The most dangerous woman in America

April 30th - May 4th

Learning Goals: Students will understand and be able to detail the steps of diffusion, osmosis, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and mitosis.

1. Complete Osmosis Lab

2.Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

E. Q. Diffusion Review

1. Review Photosynthesis

2. Cellular Respiration

3. Begin MitosisHW Review Journal 25 minutes- Quiz Wednesday

E.Q. What are the ingredients and products of photosynthesis?

1. Review Mitosis

2. Cell Quiz

E.Q.Describe mitosis

1. Review Cell Quiz

2. SEPUP Activity- History of the Germ Theory of Disease

3. HW-Spring EOG Review- Due May 10th

E.Q. Compare/Contrast an Antibiotic and a Vaccine

1. SEPUP- History of Germ Theory of Disease

2. Complete Timeline

3. Intro: Bacteria/Viruses

E.Q. How does the dose of a medicine effect the potency?

April 23rd - 27th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to understand and illustrate cell organelles, and cell processes.

1. Review Cell Types

3. HW Create 3 What am I's?

E.Q. LDP Top 20 

1. Review What am I's

2. Complete Cell Organelles

3. Intro to Osmosis and Diffusion

E.Q. Finish LDP

1. Virtual Cell Tour

2. Introduce Diffusion and Osmosis

E.Q. EOG Review Questions

1. Review Diffusion and Osmosis

2. Lab: Osmosis in a bag!

3. Begin Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

E.Q. 5 EOG review questions

1. Turn in Cell Packet

2. Intro to Element Project

1. Continue Element Project

2. Begin Animal and Plant Cell Diagrams in your journal

1. Project Presentations

2. Post-Test Chemistry Unit

E.Q. You are an explorer on a manned mission to Mars. What characteristics will you use to determine if an object is alive?

1. What is life?

2. Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells

3. Cell Organelles- Quick Introduction!

E.Q. Begin LDP review....Top 20!

April 2nd - April 5th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to illustrate and explain how atoms of elements chemically combine. Additionally, students will be able to create Bohr Models to show the combination.

1. Correct HW- A World Famous Table

2. Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding

3. Brain Pop- Chemical Bonding

E.Q. Use the Bohr models to identify the elements.

1. Brain Pop- Chemical Bonding

2. Review Chemical Bonding

E.Q.

1. Review Ionic and Covalent Bonding

2. Jeopardy Game Review

3. Study 30 minutes for tomorrow's chemistry test!

E.Q. Explain why two atoms are attracted to each other in an ionic bond?

1. Chemistry Test

March 26th - 27th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the structures and uses of the Periodic Table of Elements.

1. Complete Matter Flow Chart

2. Which is it? Element, Compound, or Mixture

3. Periodic Table- brain pop/ppt

E.Q. Compare and Contrast Heterogeneous and Homogeneous mixtures

1. Video: Meet the Elements

2. Continue Periodic Table ppt

3. Periodic Table Activity-Complete for homework!

E.Q.

1. Create your own periodic table

2. Search through the Periodic Table- HW

E.Q. Determine the P E N for Silicon

1. Correct Periodic Table WS

2.Atoms Family ppt + notes

3. Atomic Structure Review

E.Q. Compare radioactivity of Barium and Bismuth

1. Review Atoms Family

2. Atom Vocabulary Matching

3. Metal, Metalloid, or Non-metal?

4. HW A World Famous Table

E.Q.

March 19th - 20th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of chemical and physical properties of matter.

1. Complete Conservation of Matter Lab

2. Brain Pop- Conservation of Matter

3. Begin Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures ppt

E.Q. Is pespi an element, compound, or a mixture

1. Review Law of Conservation Lab

2. Meet the Elements Song

3. Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures ppt

4. Brain Pop- Compounds and Mixtures

5. Matter Flow Chart

E.Q. Cirlce the coificients and underline the subscripts in the following equation: see board

March 12th - 16th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to understand physical and chemical characteristics of matter.

2  2. Properties Double Bubble

   3. H.W. Properties of Matter Activity Sheet

 EQ: Illustrate the behavior of molecules (particles) in a solid, liquid, and gas.

1.     1. Correct Properties of Matter Activity Sheet

2.     2. Specific Heat discussion 

3.       3. H.W. Recycling Factory

1.       1. Review Recycling Factory

2.      2.  What’s the Use?

3.       3. Natural or Synthetic?

1. Brain Pop- Matter Changing States

2. Chemical and Physical     Changes ppt

3.Chemical and Physical Matching Game

1. Continue the Chemical and Physical ppt

2. Law of Conservation of Matter

March 5th - 9th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of physical and chemical characteristics of matter.

1. What is Matter?

2. Object to Atom

3. Brainpop- Atoms

E.Q. Identify 5 characteristics of an orange

1. Complete States of Matter Diagram

2. Chemistry Pre-Test

E.Q. What is the difference between mass and weight?

1. Brainpop- Mesuring Matter

2. Density Bottle Lab

E.Q. Using the figure on the board: identify the boiling and melting points of the substance.

1. Complete the Density Bottle Lab

2. Begin Properties of Matter ppt and tag-along

E.Q. You have 100 ml of a susbstance that has a mass of 25 grams. Calculate the density and will it float or sink (water = 1.0 g/ml)

February 27th - March 2nd

Learning Goals: Students will be able to describe and illustrate the movement of ocean including currents, waves, and tides.

1. Complete Mastering the Waves

2. Upwelling Animation

3. Tides ppt and tag-along

E.Q. Can you explain how the moon affects the tides.

1. Complete the Tides ppt

2. Bay of Fundy Video

3. H.W. Tides Worksheet

HW- Study currents, waves, and tides (tag-alongs and notes) 20 minutes

E.Q. Can you illustrate the Earth, sun, and moon's postion during a Neap tide

4th- 3rd Period (2 hour classes)

1. Correct Tides Worksheet

2. Motion of the Ocean Quiz Bowl

3. Ocean Movements Test

4. Density Bottle Activity

E.Q. Describe the "battle of the bulge" in regards to tides

5th- 6rd Period (2 hour classes)

1. Correct Tides Worksheet

2. Motion of the Ocean Quiz Bowl

3. Ocean Movements Test

4. Density Bottle Activity

E.Q. Describe the "battle of the bulge" in regards to tides

February 20th - 24th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to describe and illustrate the movement of the ocean including the factors: energy, temperature, and gases

Period 3-

1 Complete Oceans Currents Activity

2. Motion in the Scavenger Hunt

Period 4,5, and 6

1 Complete Oceans Currents Activity

2. Currents Responder Review

3. HW Read pages 126 - 127

E.Q. Compare/Contrast deep ocean and surface currents

Period 3-

1. Currents Responder Review

2. Currents and Climate 126 - 127

3. Intro: Waves

Period 4,5, and 6

1. Intro: Waves

2. Catch a Wave Activity

E.Q. What roles does and upwelling play in an ecosystems food web?

Period 3-

1. Complete Waves Intro

2. Catch a Wave Activity

Period 4,5, and 6

1. Complete Intro to Waves

2. Brainpop- Tsunami

3. Ocean Motions Activity

E.Q. Illustrate and identify the parts of a wave. Include 3 waves in your picture

Period 3-

1. Complete Waves Intro2. Brainpop- Tsunami

3. Mastering hte Waves Activity

Period 4,5, and 6

1. Tides ppt and Tag-along

2. Bay of Fundy video

3. Tides Review

E.Q. Compare/Contrast deep water waves and shallow water waves

Period 3-

1. Collect and review Mastering the Waves

2. Tides ppt and Tag-along

3. Bay of Fundy clip

4. Tides Review

Period 4,5, and 6

1. Collect and review Tides W.S.

2. Complete Tides ppt

3. Brainpop-tides and quiz

E.Q Illustrate the positions of the Earth and moon when the coast of NC has a high tide.

February 13th - 17th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the role Earth's oceans play in the structure of the Earth's Hydrosphere.

1. Pod Presentations

2. Correct Chapter 3 Review (Homework)

3. The World's Oceans Jeopardy!

E.Q. Identify the following zones

- at the bottom of the ocean

-in the open ocean

- where ocean and land meet

- on the continental shelf

1. Chapter 3 Test

2. Science World article: "Renewable Resources"

Essential Question: Student directed review 

1. Ocean Currents ppt and tag-along2. Brain Pop Video and questions in student journals

E.Q. Why is the ocean water colder along the California coast than along the North Carolina coast?

February 6th - 10th

Learning Goals:

Students will gain an understanding of how the Oceans are divided into sections: Intertidal, Neritic, Oceanic, and Benthic Zones, and what organisms are located in each.

A/Academy Links: Jeopardy Game #1 and Game #2

Ocean Resource/pollution mini-pod project

1. Pod Presentations!

2. HW Chapter 3 Review page 112 # 1-21 and 26-29

January 30th - February 3rd

Learning Goals: Students will be able to illustrate ocean depths and techniques that enable scientist to measure deep zone characteristics.

1. Review ups and downs Quiz

2. How scientists study the ocean floor tree map.

3. Ocean floor shoe box activity.

E.Q.: In your own words, describe the difference between a continental shelf and a continental slope.

1. Jason 1 Satellite

1. Complete ocean floor shoebox activity.

2. Video- Marine Biodiversity.

3. Intro: Life in the ocean.

E.Q.: Identify three factors that control where a particular aquatic organism can be found in the ocean.

1. Continue life in the ocean. (ppt) and tag-along

2. Video- Marine Biodiversity.

3. What's your lifestyle?

E.Q. As an EPA scientist, devise a way to study organisms in the deep ocean basin.

1. Correct HW- Food Web Activity

2. Review Mapping the Ocean Floor

3. Marine Environments

E.Q. Compare and Contrast a Plankton and Benthos organism

1. Marine Environments

2.

January 25th - January 27th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to illustrate and describe ocean water zones, depth, and techniques that enable scientists to measure deep zone characteristics.

1. Collect HW: Layers of the Ocean

2. Complete Tour of the Ocean Floor

3. Video: Scientist "see" the Ocean Floor

4. Study 15 minutes for Ocean characteristics Quiz on Friday!

E.Q. What is the Marine Environment like on the Continental Shelf: include light, life, and depth

1. Fly from Cape May N.J. to Cape Roca Portugal via Google Earth

2. Mapping the Ocean Floor

3. HW Study 15 minutes for Ocean Floor Quiz- Friday!

E.Q. List and describe 3 ocean floor features.

1. Ups and Downs at the Bottom- Quiz

2. Complete Mapping the Ocean Floor Activity

3. How Scientists study the ocean floor

E.Q. List three units that can be used to measure ocean depth.

January 17- 20th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to illustrate and describe ocean water zones, depth, and techniques that enable scientists to measure deep zone characteristics

1. Ocean Characteristics ppt

2. Complete Radiation Lab

1. HW Temperature Layers of the Ocean

2. Ocean Floor Features Diagram and Graphic organizer

E.Q. What is the name of the substance marine mammals use as an insulator? What are two other uses of that substance?

1. Review Density Lab

2. Sources of Pollution

3. How were the worlds oceans formed? video

E.Q. What is an estuary and where are they found?

1. Bio-indicators

2. Characteristics of the Ocean and tag-along

3. HW Using water wisely crossword puzzle

E.Q. What are 3 ways you can conserve water at home

1. Review Using Water Wisely Quiz

2.Characteristics of the Ocean

E.Q. Describe how Canaries are used as a bioindicator 

1. Finish Characteristics of the Ocean ppt and tag-along

E.Q. Identify 3 ways that YOU can conserve water in your home

1. Video Clip: Ocean Water Temperatures

2. Lab: Radiation and Absorption in soil, sand, and water

E.Q. Identify the 3 layers of the Earth's oceans and put them from surface to floor

January 2nd - 6th

Learning Goals: Students will comprehend water quality issues, testing, and the categories of pollutants

1. Introduce 2 Categories of pollution

2. Begin Using Water Wisely ppt and Tag-along

E.Q. Illustrate a point-source pollutant

1. Water Quality Indicators clip

2. Review Using water Wisely ppt

3. Home Water Use

E.Q. Identify 3 pollutants that can enter a storm drain

1. Complete Using Water Wisely ppt

2. Video Clip: Measuring Nitrates in Water

3. H.W. Home Water Use Review

E.Q. Describe the relationship between Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen

1. Correct HW Home Water Use Review

2. Begin Lab: Density Demo

E.Q. Illustrate 2 water samples: one with low and one with high turbidity

1. Complete Lab: Density Demo- Analysis and Conclusion

2. Home Water Use Pie Chart

3. USGS- National Water Use

E.Q. How is density calculated and like junk in the trunk?

December 12th - December 16th

Learning Goals: Complete Chapter 2- Earth's Fresh water. Students will have a firm understanding of groundwater, surface water, the hydrologic cycle, and water quality standards.

1. Complete Groundwater ppt and tag-along

2. Water Quality Indicators: What is pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature?

E.Q. Draw a rock layer that is made of large rocks and is permeable.

1. Review Groundwater

2. Mini-skits: water quality indicators

E.Q. How are porosity and permeability related?

shortened periods as we had Math LDP

1.Your Town project presentations

2. Present Mini-skits: water quality indicators

3. HW study/review for Chapter 2 Fresh Water quiz- 45 minutes

December 5th - 9th

Learning Goals: Students will understand and diagram the location of water globally, and will be able to illustrate how water is absorbed into the ground into aquifers.

1. Complete River Deposit ppt and tag-along

2. Porosity vs. permeability!

3. Earth's Water pie chart

Essential Question: Identify 3 global locations where water is found

1. Waste Water Web Quest

H.W. Your Town Project/Soil and Water speech due Wednesday, December 14th

E.Q. What is the largest freshwater supply globally?

1. Review Waste Water Treatment

2. Ground Water ppt and tag-along

E.Q. Describe and illustrate aeration.

November 28th - December 2nd

Learning Goals:

Students will be able to illustrate and explain the water molecule, global water supply (pie chart), and will understand the ways that scientists classify rivers.

2.Definitions (in journal) erosion, tributary, watershed, divide, channel, gradient, load

3.Introduction to stream and river deposits pages 48-51

Essential Question: Compare/Contrast a watershed to a locker room shower.

1. Earth’s water pie chart

2.  Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink! DPI activity

E.Q.Describe the progression (steps) of a drop of water to an ocean

1. River Review

2. A River's Run Lab

E.Q. Which stage of a river provides the best conditions for whitewater rafting and why?

1. Complete a River's Run Lab

2. Stream and River Deposits ppt and Tag-along

2. An Active River Review- H.W.

E.Q. Explain which is denser and why: Oil, water, and steel

1. Review An Active River

2. Stream and River Deposits

3.Hydrologic Cycle Flow map

E.Q. Illustrate percolation of water.

November 14th - 18th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to identify water contaminants, describe the effects of microbes that are harmful to humans, and trace the steps of water contamination.

1. SEPUP Activity: Mapping Death- The Cholera Outbreak of 1848

E.Q. Describe 3 steps of water purification.

1. Introduction to the Water molecule!

2. GIS Journey!

3. An Active River ppt and tag-along

E.Q. Illustrate a magnet showing both poles

1. I am stuck on Band-aid Brand!

2. Penny Drop Lab

3. Guided Reader Chapter 2.1

1. Penny Lab

2. Review The Birth of a River ppt

3. Review Chapter 2.1- An Active River

E.Q.Illustrate a steep gradient river

November 7th - 11th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to illustrate a water molecule, and will be able to identify the basic characteristics of water.

1. Finish Sea-floor spreading proof

2. Jeopardy! The Restless Earth

HW Review Chapter 16 (from the book) 30 minutes

E.Q. How does a compass work?

1. Chapter 16- Restless Earth Quiz

2. Density Currents~ Hot or Cold? 

3. Science World

 E.Q. How are density and temperature related?

1. Review Plate Tectonics Quiz

2. Introduce Water Quality: Willow Grove

3. Begin Mapping Death Activity: Tracing Cholera

E.Q. Illustrate and describe how tectonic plates move.

REPEAT Wednesday's lesson

Wednesday: 3rd and 4th period will meet for 2 hour blocks

Thursday: 2nd and 1st will meet for 2 hour blocks

October 31st- November 4th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to explain, illustrate, and describe the effects of plate tectonic movement.

Additionally, students will be able to detail the characteristics of plate tectonic boundaries.

1. Pod Activity- Giant Plates!

2. Cornell Notes: 470 - 471

3. Sea-floor spreading diagram illustrated in Journal (476)

1. Complete Cootie Catcher Foldable of Plate Tectonic Boundaries

2. Plate Tectonics Boundaries Tree Map

3. Begin Mountain Building

E.Q. Describes 3 events that take place at a subduction zone.

1. Review the Cootie Catcher

2. Begin Mountain Building

3. Varimals Lab

E.Q. Responders Pop-Quiz

1. Complete Varimals Lab

2. Brainpop- Mountain Building

3. Mountain Formation ppt

E.Q. How was the Marianas' trench formed?

1. Review Varimals Lab

2. Mountain Building Tree Map

3. Sea-floor Spreading, Magnetic Reversal, GPS, where's the Beef?

E.Q. How were the Applachian Mountains formed?

October 24th - October 28th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to explain how the continents (plates of the Lithosphere) move and change over time. Additionally, they will be able to illustrate the movements of plates and the impact on the evolving shape of our plant's surface.

2.Introduction to Wegener's Theory ppt with Tag-Along

3. Review Chapter 15 Test results

E.Q. Illustrate the two types of Lithosphere plates.

1. Chemical Weathering Applet

2.Introduction to Continental Drift Theory

3. Brain pop: Continental Drift

E.Q. Illustrate and describe frost wedging

1. Wegners Theory ppt

2. Cootie Catcher: Plate Tectonic Boundaries

E.Q. Compare/Contrast Mechanical and Chemical Weathering

1. Pod Activity: Giant Plates!  

2. Read pages 476 - 477 and take Cornell Notes 

E.Q. Describe three ways tectonic plates can move in relation to one another.

October 17th - 21st

Learning Goals: Students will be able to identify specific types of unconformities and be able to accurately place rock layers in sequential order.

1. Complete River Basin Projects

2. How Do You Stack up? Lab

3.Deforming the Earth's crust ppt

E.Q.Illlustrate a syncline and an anticline fold

1. Pop Quiz- Sequencing rock layers

2.Responders- Deforming the Earth's crust

3. The Earth's story ppt

E.Q. Draw, label and describe a normal fault

 1. Review the Geologic Time Divisions: Eon, Era, Period, Epoch

2. Age of the Reptiles, Mammals, and Man

1. Review Chapter 15- The Earth and Fossil Record

2. Jeopardy Game Review

3. Test On Friday!!!

October 10- 14th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to correctly place rock layers in sequential order based on rock type and fossils.

Additionally, students can illustrate the 4 types of rock disturbances and unconformities.

1. River Basin Project Presentations

E.Q. Describe how an index fossil is used to help date rock layers.

1. How do You Stack Up? Lab

E.Q. Illustrate how a River Basin includes land and water.

1. Complete How do you stack up lab

2. River Basin Project Presentations

3. Earth Structures #2 H.W.

E.Q. What two characteristics are important to use to identify a rock layer.

1.Review Earth Structures #2

2. Deforming the Earth's crust

3. Faults Post Review

E.Q. Compare/Contrast a disconformity and a non-conformity

October 3rd - 7th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to comprehend the Geologic Time Scale and will be able to identify major divisions of time based on the Eon, Era, Period, and Epoch.

1. Review Looking At Fossils

2. Complete the Geologic Time Scale Scavenger Hunt

E.Q. Differentiate between a fossil mold and a fossil cast.

1. Review the Geologic Time Scavenger Hunt

2. Begin Rock Disturbances disturbances- folding, faults, non-conformity, disconformities, intrusion, angular unconformity

E.Q. Correctly place the 8 rock layers in position. TC is the oldest 

1. Review the Holocene Epoch

2. Rock Disturbances Tree Map

3. Brain Pop- Earthquakes!

E.Q. Describe 3 ways that tectonic plates can move in relation to one another.

1. Earth's Story ppt

2. Structures of the Earth- part 1

3. Stress, Tension and Faults Revisited~! E.Q.  Differentiate between a fault and an intrusion.

1. Correct Earth Structures part 1

2. River Basin Project Presentations!

E.Q. Describe 3 possible uses of a body of water.

September 26th - 30th

Learning Goals: Students will gain an understanding of the founding principles of Geology and the scientists that created them.

Additionally, students will be able to differentiate between endangered and extinct species.

1. Continue with The Earth’s Story and those that first listened ppt

2. Complete Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? SEPUP

Essential Question: Who owns the Earth’s resources? Why are we borrowing the planet from our grandchildren?

1. Continue The Earth’s Story ppt

2. Weathering Brainpop

3. Introduction to the Cake Boss! The principal of superposition

Essential Question: Illustrate water erosion  

1. The Earth’s Story

2. Law of Superposition

3. Begin Who’s on First? Activity

Essential Question: How is new rock layers of the Earth formed?

1. Continue the Earth’s Story and those who first listened

2. Identify common types of fossils/ compare and contrast aquatic vs. terrestrial fossils

3. Directed reading A- looking at fossils- HW

Essential Question: In what ways (3) can a town encourage environmentally friendly “living”

1. Review Directed Reading A

2. Geologic Time Scavenger Hunt link

3. Begin Foldable- rock disturbances

a. Folding, faults, non-conformity, disconformities, intrusion, angular unconformity

Essential Question: Compare/Contrast an endangered species and an extinct species

September 19th - 23rd

Learning Goals: Students will explore one of the 17 river basins of NC and recognize the natural resources afforded in North Carolina.

1.Introduction to SEPUP- Where have the Asian Elephants gone?

2. Begin the Earth's Story and those that first listened.

3. Begin ppt tag-along

1. The Earth's Story: The Grand Canyon and the theory of Catastrophism

2. Here today, gone tomorrow

E.Q. How was the theory of Uniformitarianism against the teachings of the Church?

September 12th -16th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to convert metric measurements, and be able to make measurements of mass, weight, volume (liquid and solid), and density.

1. Introduction to Metric Conversions ppt

2. HW Metric Review

3. Brain Pop- Experiment with Moby!

E.Q. Identify the metric units for mass, weight, and length.

1. Correct Metric Review

2.Introduction to Models in Science

3. The Great Debate...Mass vs. Weight!

4. Study for Nature of Science Quiz

E.Q. 2 groups of 8th graders are tested to measure the effect of chewing gum on test scores as many scientists believe that chewing gum aids in concentration. Each group is given a test on the nature of science and their scores are compared.

1. Complete Models in Science ppt

2. Brain Pop- Characteristics of Matter

3. What is a River Basin/ Watershed? Welcome to the 17 NC River Basins!

4. HW Study 25 min for Nature of Science Quiz- Thursday!

E.Q. Explain the importance of having a globe as a model of the Earth.

1. The Nature of Science Quiz

2. Introduction to Ecological Address Project and river basin

3. Out of a Beaker- River Basin Selection

September 5th - 9th

Learning Goals: Students will be able to identify parts of an experiment, convert data in the metric system, and understand the safety rules in a science lab.

1. Review Simpson's Experiments

2. Wat R Density Lab

3.Introduction to Safety in the  Science Classroom- Flynn Contract E.Q. Illustrate how to heat up a test tube with liquid safely

1. Introduce Safety equipment

E.Q. Design a safety procedure to add unknown chemicals

1. Complete Safety in the Science Lab

3. H.W. Safety Contract

 3. HW get safety contract signed!

August 29th- September 2nd

Learning Goals: Students will gain an understanding of the divisions of Science (comparison and contrast). Additionally, students will see technology as the application of scientific knowledge

1. Finish textbook brace map

2. HW Scavenger Hunt

E.Q. Illustrate a hypothesis and a conclusion

1. Review Steps of the Scientific Method

2. Parts of an Experiment

3. Correct Scavenger Hunt

E.Q.  Differentiate a theory vs. a law

1.  The Murder of Terrance Bogg!

2. Flip Chart- Scientific Method

E.Q. Create an experiment to test chemicals for use in window cleaners.

1. Parts of an experiment activity from Bikini Bottom!

2. Complete parts of an experiment notes 

E.Q. Create an experiment to test the effectiveness of dish detergent

1.Complete Bikini Bottom activity

2.Open Note Quiz- Scientific Method- Simpson's Style! - Homework

3. Begin Safety in the Classroom

E.Q. Write the IV, DV, Control, and at least 4 constants of the following experiment:

August 25th-26th

Learning Goals: Students will understand the major units of study for the 8th grade curriculum (based on the standard course of study), procedures, class expectations, and will begin to practice journaling.

1.Introduction to 8th grade science ppt2. Pod assignment, textbook distribution

3.Introduction to Essential Question Journaling

E.Q. Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast science and technology